Wisdom Teeth And Smoking

[Big Calhoun]

In general, you shouldn't smoke. However, if you decide to, you'll generally be OK as long as you keep your mouth clean...immediately brush teeth and rinse out after smoking. You do have to be careful of 'dry socket' and report any abnormal, acute pain to your dentist.

[JR77]

I got one wisdom tooth out like a year ago and noone said anything about not smoking to me! I smoked cigs and bud AND took Percocet and I am still alive today! One word of advice: rinse your mouth out with salt water twice a day to deter any nasty bacteria!!!

[Big Calhoun]

I got one wisdom tooth out like a year ago and noone said anything about not smoking to me! I smoked cigs and bud AND took Percocet and I am still alive today! One word of advice: rinse your mouth out with salt water twice a day to deter any nasty bacteria!!!

Hey JR!

+1 on Salt Water and rinsing, or Cepacol, or Hydrogen Peroxide. Anything meant to be antibacterial.

[afghooey]

I'd wait at least a week. Dry socket is a bitch, trust me, it's not worth smoking for.

[legalizeit1234]

my buddy got his wisdom teeth pulled about a week and a half ago and he started smoking weed right away. He also continued to smoke a pack a day and he had no problems.

[newbieb]

does everyone get their wisdom teeth pulled bec im 18 and still havent

[JMRinFLA]

The dentist didn't warn me about not smoking so I blazed right away with no ill effects.

[Drolover]

does everyone get their wisdom teeth pulled bec im 18 and still havent

its your choice some people get them removed cuz its annoying and some people never grow one.

[BloodAngel]

A lot of times the no-smoking-after-surgery prohibition really refers more to no cigarette smoking, but it's true that any smoke might make the risk of dry sockets worse because of potential drying, which could set up the conditions for infection. A good length of time to wait would probably be five to seven days, but I know that's a bummer. Think about the alternative, though, of possibly getting an infection or having to go back in for a cleanout procedure, then having to delay smoking even longer.

I absolutely admire every post Birdgirl makes... always has an answer, and I'd trust anything coming from a pre-med student over a random stranger :thumbsup:

[amsterdammed]

Well I just got my wisdom teeth taken out... My Dentist told me no smoking... and was wondering how long you had to wait until you could smoke?... i couldn't ask him because my mouth was completely numb and full of gauze and blood.

I tried looking i've read 24 hrs, 4 days, 1 week and 2 weeks... so i don't know...

all i know is that if you do smoke when your not suppose to it is very harmful... and can get infected or dry socets.

So anyone here know or have to experience getting their wisdom teeth taken out? And how long did you wait until you smoked?

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i smoked within 1/2 hour of having my wisdoms out, i ended up with a cyst a week later, D'oh